FEBRUARY 18, 2019
VOLUME 48 ISSUE 7
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story Three recent actions – two on artificial intelligence (AI) and one on internet privacy – all included assertions that those tackling these issues need to ensure that preventing physical harm remains a part of the work even if not the main thrust. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC February 12 released a recall app for mobile devices. It is free. Subscriber-Only Story Subscriber-Only Story Members of an ASTM F15.20 panel February 13 began looking at tweaking test language in the F1967 standard to account for a new type of bath seat. Subscriber-Only Story An ASTM F15.18 group February 14 decided they simply want to monitor a potential loophole in the F1821 standard on toddler beds. Subscriber-Only Story An ASTM F15.17 working group has begun looking at strollers with tricycle modes. Subscriber-Only Story Flame retardants (FRs) TDCPP and TCEP likely are being phased out of children's foam sleep products, California regulators reported. Subscriber-Only Story Companies that sell in the EU and rely on REACH registrations of U.K.-based companies need to ensure they have suppliers with valid European registrations. Subscriber-Only Story The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) February 14 announced its plan to address PFAS chemicals. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on firearms, carbon monoxide, CPSC oversight, SaferProducts.gov, chemical reports, wearable devices, connected devices, and liquid nicotine, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings. |